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CME Credit, AAFP/AMA Equivalency Agreement


The American Medical Association (AMA) accepts the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Prescribed credit as equivalent to AMA category 1 for the AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). When applying for the AMA PRA, AAFP Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as AMA PRA category 1 credit.

The AAFP accepts AMA PRA category 1 credit as equivalent to AAFP Elective credit. When reporting to the AAFP, AMA PRA category 1 credit earned must be reported as AMA PRA category 1 credit, not as AAFP Prescribed credit. (1999) (2005)